tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post6627274462604421054..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: preppers job never doneJames M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-8017302187474035042017-10-02T15:45:04.224-07:002017-10-02T15:45:04.224-07:00And remember, learning is going to be easier once ...And remember, learning is going to be easier once your mind is clear of distractions like TV, commuting, the job.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-33599622526948835682017-10-02T15:18:49.894-07:002017-10-02T15:18:49.894-07:00Books are good - I started off with the Ron Edward...Books are good - I started off with the Ron Edwards series (Australian Bushcraft etc), the occasional library book on tanning and so forth, and trial and error for the rest of it. <br />I wouldn't say you NEED to get out there and learn how to do it all, so long as you have both the info and, more importantly, the right kind of brain that plays around with things until you get them good enough, then you'll be fine. <br />I like to say to folks who ask about bush living etc that it is both easier and harder than you think it will be, and in ways you won't expect.Dampignak the Terriblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14288652905052687231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-54638564753852024772017-10-02T07:01:07.385-07:002017-10-02T07:01:07.385-07:00Can't remember for sure, but I think I did try...Can't remember for sure, but I think I did try the sequel and didn't like/keep it. The original is the best.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-87996821752937575832017-10-02T06:46:43.305-07:002017-10-02T06:46:43.305-07:00Hmm? I was about to say that I have the same book,...Hmm? I was about to say that I have the same book, but I just looked, and the copy that I have is titled: Ultimate Guide To Wilderness Living (Same authors) and is a 2008 publication. This version has an endorsement from Les Stroud of Survivorman fame. Looking at the bookmark, it appears that I started reading it, but I must have found the content to be a little dry, because I gave up on it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-43388815343993630542017-10-02T06:10:23.472-07:002017-10-02T06:10:23.472-07:00This is the one I have as a reference: http://amzn...This is the one I have as a reference: http://amzn.to/2xSiJG6<br />The "Primitive Wilderness Living" by McPhersonJames M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-6764939269163986002017-10-01T21:02:54.487-07:002017-10-01T21:02:54.487-07:00I’ve always wanted to learn primitive survival ski...I’ve always wanted to learn primitive survival skills as a foundation for a back up plan in a worst case scenario. Over the years I’ve read many survival and primitive bushcraft publications. The last book that I read on this subject was Wildwood Wisdom by Ellsworth Jaeger. This book was written so long ago (1945) that the author had previously consulted with actual pioneers and Indians that had lived through the 19th century. It covered pretty much everything from making clothes, shoes, furniture, traps, weapons, etc. <br /><br />I think that everyone should have something like this book as a reference manual should the need arise. I do think however that the mastery of such skills are quite an undertaking for the average person to achieve with a limited amount of time. <br /><br />https://www.amazon.com/Wildwood-Wisdom-Ellsworth-Jaeger/dp/0936070129<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-16523769575966243462017-10-01T18:18:13.984-07:002017-10-01T18:18:13.984-07:00Ah, good to know. Thanks.Ah, good to know. Thanks.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-61175942550714252682017-10-01T17:49:07.272-07:002017-10-01T17:49:07.272-07:00Wow - Sounds like you're living the dream Damp...Wow - Sounds like you're living the dream Dampignak <br /><br />I'm stuck in surburbia mostly because of a lack of courage in my convictions. <br /><br />I'm 100% with you on trapping being superior to hunting. I'm only just starting on my trapping skills. Hell I'm a city kid so even minor bush skills are a bit beyond my abilities. LOL<br />Dingonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-37509290725534971362017-10-01T16:00:20.342-07:002017-10-01T16:00:20.342-07:00The chlorine in your city tap water is a known car...The chlorine in your city tap water is a known carcinogen. You can filter it with the Katadyn Gravidyn filters in your homemade bucket filter. The carbon in each filter lasts 6 months of chlorine absorption, but then will still function for removing bacteria etc. (like from the river) for its normal 13,000 gallon life cycle.<br />Peace outAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-14049943401466019262017-10-01T15:44:32.754-07:002017-10-01T15:44:32.754-07:00You got my interest up on felting-I'll check i...You got my interest up on felting-I'll check it out. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-71280115369188184742017-10-01T13:45:55.761-07:002017-10-01T13:45:55.761-07:00Much of the last 15 years I spent thinking about a...Much of the last 15 years I spent thinking about and, more importantly, trying out all the ways I can think of to survive in the PODA. I lived in the remote bush, learned how to hunt and trap with primitive and modern means, tried making shoes and clothes etc. <br />My experience was that the closer you can live to a hunter-gatherer, the better off you'll be. Of course, I was stationary (having two kids and a soon-to-be ex to shelter) and built various structures ranging from primitive to modern (earthbag house, worked well until the fires wiped us out)<br />Also, while plants are OK for clothing and shoes, leather and felt is SO much less work, and is a superior end product. I've tanned rabbit, cat, fox, kangaroo, sheep, goat, deer and cow, with some excellent results. But for a bombproof product, RIGHT NOW, you can't go past felting. You need hot water, soap and elbow grease. And wool.<br />As for catching stuff, traps are the way to go. I know lots of folks focus on guns, and I have a few too, and aim to use them. But they'll run out of ammo or the scope will break or my eyes will get dim. But if I have a pair of pliers, I can catch near on anything that hangs around where I used to be. Traps and snares are quiet, you can put out as many as you have material for, and they're working 24 hours a day.Dampignak the Terriblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14288652905052687231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-55858480140548031962017-10-01T12:45:51.612-07:002017-10-01T12:45:51.612-07:00Most excellent-thank you. Not a be all and end al...Most excellent-thank you. Not a be all and end all book, but better than most. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-31018822820458742302017-10-01T12:38:14.335-07:002017-10-01T12:38:14.335-07:00I went ahead and ordered Homemade Guns And Homemad...I went ahead and ordered Homemade Guns And Homemade Ammo, and one other item that I needed (Yes, through your links). I noticed right off that there were limited copies, and one vendor was asking $95 and another the astronomical price of $621, and so the writing was on the wall.<br /><br />I had been wanting a good reference book like this for a while, but I wanted something more than just the knowledge of how to make the actual gun. I also wanted homemade ammunition ideas. <br /><br />I’m still a big proponent of primitive weapons though, due to ease of manufacture, and more commonly found material requirements. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-33405385044225037182017-10-01T09:23:15.541-07:002017-10-01T09:23:15.541-07:00Oh, and thanks for the lead on Dennis Meadows. I ...Oh, and thanks for the lead on Dennis Meadows. I had breezed by Energy Skeptic.com before and ignored it. You got me reading in depth and it is a great resource.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-79713263737943513502017-10-01T09:19:47.316-07:002017-10-01T09:19:47.316-07:00I don't do rotation either. Old & Stale i...I don't do rotation either. Old & Stale is better than None. Yet, I don't agree that you'll get quality. Not enough to matter. I look at it like I do my drinking water. Yes, pollutants in city water. But I drink from the tap, as proper hydration is more important than just drinking what you can afford in bottled water ( at 45cents a gallon for fill-your-own, bottled water is a great deal. I just have my doubts about ALL water ). By drinking a lot I'm flushing everything and any pollution is no worse than the crap I'm eating or breathing. <br />*<br />"unmistakeable threshhold"? Well, since I'm saying "eat anything short of pure poison like Chinese baby formula", I guess that doesn't apply. So many pollutants from everywhere, you are eating crap now ( unless you grow your own-and even then the crops and animals are polluted to an extent ), so just stock crap for the future. In the end, calorie deficit kills you before nutrient loss does. All this pollution? It isn't killing us like it did in the 50's and 60's with above ground nuke testing, but it is killing us slowly all our lives. We might even return to the fallout issue, if the grid down meltdown of spent fuel rods is a "thing". Pollutants in your food are a lesser threat.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-50885252727735364632017-10-01T08:39:04.819-07:002017-10-01T08:39:04.819-07:00Yes indeed. The mention of GMOs makes me think the...Yes indeed. The mention of GMOs makes me think there is probably a date limit on preparing, sometime before the collapse unfolds.<br /><br />When all you can purchase are cans of mystery meat, does it still make sense to buy these as a way to survive ?<br /><br />If the collapse is due to exponential developments, then at one moment there will be no safe food to be found anywhere. I remember having read that in China there are organic farms whose produce are stricly reserved for leading members of the communist party (not even the humble party member).<br /><br />The same concern appeared on articles and comments here about the quality of wheat.<br /><br />This is one of the reasons why I don't do prep rotation. I scarcely eat canned food, but have lots of it, and more and more frequently it's from known brands who are on sale because they're increasingly expensive. (The "hard discount" cans (Aldi etc.) don't inspire any confidence in me.)<br /><br />What do you think would be unmistakeable thresholds to signal that "it's too late to prep now" ? Food-wide, or other.Avehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06508223217305671728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-87954536067628080482017-10-01T08:21:53.681-07:002017-10-01T08:21:53.681-07:00engineered depopulation plague ( mass malnutricion...engineered depopulation plague ( mass malnutricion globally from GMO, nutrient dead soil, etc ), nuclear exchange ( nuclear fallout from plant failures, perhaps solar radiation from ozone depletion ), killer drones ( saves taxpayers money on regular planes, to help kick the can economically ), killer microdrones ( probably as much sci-fi as "meals in a pill" and "fusion power" ), cults ( tribal fragmentation, same difference ), engineered mass psychosis ( going on a century now, propaganda ) etc. Pretty much already happening, just without the noticeable die-off. The four horsemen are already riding, but they need to work harder to catch up to birthrates AND past population gains.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-54446881267059995592017-10-01T07:58:20.321-07:002017-10-01T07:58:20.321-07:00I like this approach very much, it confronts the r...I like this approach very much, it confronts the reader with the complexity of the situation overall.<br /><br />If no firearm is the optimal one for each of the stages (local optimum), we can consider than certain types of firearms are less recommended when seeing the three stages as a whole (global optimum).<br /><br />That is also true of location, but "remote" is better than every other option.<br /><br />About the post die-off phase, a guy once told me : "after the collapse, stuff will be laying around everywhere". There is something to it. But sometimes one doesn't have the luxury of choosing, depending on where the chaos leaves us - immobility is not a good choice of surviving.<br /><br />Dennis Meadows confessed that his predictive model (the end of growth, basically Peak Everything and the Die-Of sequence, scheduled for around 2030. About twelve years to go, folks) is valid only until the plateau phase.<br /><br />He didn't say why, but if you search for the Seneca Effect / Seneca Cliff, then you'll see the figures are going down vertically. So IMHO he knows very well that it's going to be very extreme.<br /><br />This is why I don't believe one can prep beyond the "plateau phase" of the die-off. Too much stuff can happen then, especially stuff we don't know about (engineered depopulation plague, nuclear exchange, killer drones, killer microdrones, cults, engineered mass psychosis etc.)Avehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06508223217305671728noreply@blogger.com